Can Amnesia Be Artificially Induced? When we try to forget something unpleasant, whether a bad argument or a traumatic event, we may be unintentionally inducing amnesia of unrelated memories. According to a new study, this temporary state of amnesia mimics organic amnesia, disrupting the processes in the hippocampus that lead to long-term memory creation. How
Can You Purposely Forget A Memory? Can you purposely forget a memory? Neuroimaging studies have observed which brain systems play a part in deliberate forgetting, and studies have shown that it is possible for people deliberately to block memories from consciousness. How do you intentionally forget a memory? Identify your triggers. Memories are cue-dependent, which
Can You Self Induce Amnesia? Can you self induce amnesia? When we try to forget something unpleasant, whether a bad argument or a traumatic event, we may be unintentionally inducing amnesia of unrelated memories. According to a new study, this temporary state of amnesia mimics organic amnesia, disrupting the processes in the hippocampus that lead
Can Someone Have Both Retrograde And Anterograde Amnesia? Can someone have both retrograde and anterograde amnesia? Retrograde amnesia: In some ways the opposite of anterograde amnesia, retrograde amnesia is when a person cannot remember events that occurred before their trauma, but they can remember what happened after it. In rare cases, both retrograde and anterograde